Mp4 is a file container for video and audio. The files may contain any number of audio, video, and even subtitle streams, making it impossible to determine the type of streams in an MPEG-4 file based on its filename extension alone.
You may have some clues that why people using Mac always meet difficulty with importing mp4 to iMovie. According Apple official website, iMovie can only import DV, mpeg-4, mpeg-2, MOV and M4V, the reason is simply because iMovie includes all the necessary codecs to read them. But where can we find the codecs needed to import mp4 to iMovie? Video converter for Mac is the best programs ever that being able to convert mp4 and a variety of other video and audio files for iMovie workable, while no other codecs are needed.
Video converter for Mac equips itself with all of the codecs that needed to transcode/convert/compress almost all video and audio files for iMovie on Mac. Mp4 is one of them that can be easily encoded. The program is suitable to run both on Intel Processor and PowerPC from version 10.4 to 10.5. Just simply load the .mp4 video clip to video converter then choose DV, MPEG-4 or MPEG-2 as the output format. The work is done.
iOrgsoft MP4 to iMovie Converter is one woderful programme that convert the special iPod/iPhone/iPad .mp4 video files to standard mp4 format for import mp4 to iMovie, export mp4 to imovie for further editing mp4 videos in iMovie freely.
It has some useful and wonderful functions:Convert MP4,MPEG-4 and MOV to iMovie '08/'09/'11 on Mac;Import MP4,MPEG-4,MOV video to iMovie, FCE, FCP, iTunes, QuickTime etc;Edit video with Clip, Crop, Merge, Apply Effect, Set Output Parameter, Snapshot, rotate etc.
Key Features:
Convert MP4,MPEG-4 and MOV to iMovie
Supports convert MP4,MPEG-4 and MOV to DV, MPEG-2, MOV and M4V for import to iMovie '08/'09/'11 on Mac os x.
Convert MP4 camcorder video on Mac
Supports convert kodak mov, flip/iPod/iPhone/iPad mp4, hd mov, hd mp4 etc video on Mac.
Extract audio from video on Mac
Extract audio from all video files and save as aac, ac3, amr, m4a, mp3, mp2, ra, wma, aiff, flac etc on Mac.
Import video to editing software
Import MP4,MPEG-4 and MOV videos to iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Quicktime, iTunes etc on Mac.
Edit video on Mac
Allows us to edit video: Clip(set start and end time), Crop(set aspect ratio 16:9/4:3 etc), Merge(join several files into one), Apply effect(adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation etc), set output parameter(adjust resolution, Frame Rate, Encoder and Bitrate ), Snapshot, Rotate on Mac.
Easy to use
Batch conversion, concise guidance, friendly interface, three steps, fast speed and best quality, freely run on mac 10.4, tiger, leopard, 10.5.7, 10.5.8, sonw leopard, 10.7 lion and Suit to MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Unibody Macbook, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, MacBook, iMac and PC with Mac OS X.
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